Primal Fear vs The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7/10 for The Killing of a Sacred Deer). The Killing of a Sacred Deer is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Primal Fear
The Killing of a Sacred Deer| Primal Fear | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | Bill Camp, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy |
Synopsis
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.
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